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[Pierre.]

NAMC YS-11?

[AmericanAirFan]

is it a Tupolev 154??

[gonefishing]

Element94, on Jun 21 2006, 04:22 PM, said:

Nope! 30 more minutes!

Is it me and my mathematics, or is Elements way over his time to reveal to us what aircraft it is  

[Element94]

N3123V, on Jun 21 2006, 11:54 AM, said:

747-146B(SR/SUD)?

Ding! Ding! Ding! Whohoo!


Yea, sorry about the time thing. Got doing other things.

Great job!

Element94

[VincenT.PAL]

go ahead N3123V!    challenge us!

[N3123V]

Hmm, this one might be easy.

Name the airline and the year of the first around-the-world passenger service.

[Prancer]

Edit: correction, Pan Am in 1935

Edited by Zarquen, 21 June 2006 - 05:29 PM.

[N3123V]

Zarquen, on Jun 21 2006, 06:28 PM, said:

Edit: correction, Pan Am in 1935

Right airline, wrong year.

[Prancer]

1927..?

[N3123V]

Zarquen, on Jun 21 2006, 06:56 PM, said:

1927..?

Nope, later. The first solo around the world was in 1933, commercial service didn't start until much later.

[Prancer]

Then I'll say 1942 and if not that then I'm out of ideas

[N3123V]

No, but I'll give another hint. 1942 was the year that the first American jet flight occurred.

[Prancer]

1947...?

[N3123V]

Haha, you're almost there, but I'll tell you anyway. 1950 was the year.

[Prancer]

Given how hard that was, I have to up the challenege level even more now.

This was a failed aircraft that was in existence during the early Cold War. Among it's most notorious features were:
-An overly sensitive and fast roll rate, the aircraft would rarely come out of a roll in level flight
-The cockpit was in a position that the pilot had to climb a 12-foot ladder to get into his seat
-A complete maintence nightmare with poor safety record and a history of engine trouble

What was this aircraft?

[wnfaknd]

commercial or military?
You said "aircraft", could it be a helicopter?


hmmmm..... I have no clue...

Edited by wnfaknd, 21 June 2006 - 11:34 PM.

[Prancer]

It's a fixed wing, I assure you.

Edited by Zarquen, 21 June 2006 - 11:46 PM.

[Antimod]

Tupolev Tu-114

Edited by Antimod, 22 June 2006 - 04:30 AM.

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[Tim.]

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